Closed julianne-bulatao closed 3 years ago
You're getting this error because the indicator you want is not in the default database (WDI is the default). You need to specify the database in the request, or set the db
global. So either:
for row in wb.data.fetch('ENF.CONT.COEN.COST.ZS', 'USA', db=1):
....
or:
wb.db = 1
for row in wb.data.fetch('ENF.CONT.COEN.COST.ZS', 'USA'):
...
All relevant API functions include an optional db
parameter that defaults to 2 unless you modify the global default.
You can fetch the database list like this:
>>> wb.source.info()
id name code concepts lastupdated
---- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ ---------- -------------
1 Doing Business DBS 3 2019-10-23
2 World Development Indicators WDI 3 2021-06-30
3 Worldwide Governance Indicators WGI 3 2020-09-28
5 Subnational Malnutrition Database SNM 3 2016-03-21
6 International Debt Statistics IDS 4 2021-01-21
...
I'm trying to fetch data in a series for a specific country. The series is under the 'Doing Business' database and when I run the code to fetch the data, I receive a JSON Decode Error/API Response Error.
From what I read, it is due to an XML file being returned even though JSON is requested.
What can I do so that I can access the data within the series under 'Doing Business' and any other database series that will give me this error?
Sample Code:
The only database so far that didn't give me this error is the 'Jobs' database. I have also tested all series that are under wb.series.info() and they work as well.